Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A crowded roadside bookstall at a Kumbh Mela-style pilgrimage fair, with tall stacks of Hindi paperbacks and religious books piled on shelves and across the ground. A young man in a dark t-shirt and jeans sits on a low wooden stool, barefoot, reading or handling a book. Another man in a light blue shirt stands behind the stacks, and a partially visible man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. A yellow and orange tarp canopy overhangs the stall, with a hanging banner in Hindi script and a rack of colourful booklets and pictures on the right. Scattered loose pages and sheets lie on the floor.

More like this

Open the gallery
A crowded bookstall at a Kumbh Mela-style market, with towering stacks and shelves of colourful Hindi and Sanskrit religious books, many with red, yellow and orange covers. A large banner panel in the upper right reads Rupesh Book, and a man in a light blue shirt stands at the right edge handling merchandise. Wooden display rods hold framed devotional pictures and calendars. No deity worship or a person candidate is visible; the scene is a bookseller's stall under a striped cloth awning.2013-02-10A photograph of a bookseller's stall at an outdoor pilgrimage market, with large stacks and rows of small paperback and pamphlet booklets covering the ground. Many covers show Hindu deities, gurus, saints and mythological scenes in bright colours, alongside devotional and astrology titles. A folded newspaper and a brown cloth sit at the upper right beside a bamboo pole. No people are clearly visible; only a partial dark sleeve edge appears at the far left.2013-02-10Night-time photograph at an outdoor book stall with a sandy ground and a striped blue-and-red awning. A man in a white striped shirt and dark trousers, wearing glasses, leafs through a book held in one hand while standing beside tall stacks of paperback books with black-and-orange covers. Behind the table two women sit on blue plastic chairs: one in a red-and-blue patterned sari with bangles, the other in a pink sari with a braid. A green banner on the stall lists printed a person-related titles and a phone number. Other men in white shirts move in the background.2010-01-20January 20 20102010-01-20Night-time book stall at an outdoor event, lit by bright street lamps. Long rows of Tamil-titled books with orange-accented covers are stacked on a white-draped table in the foreground. Three men work at the stall: one in a white striped shirt seen from behind, and two men in light shirts sorting and stacking books. A white van parked behind is decorated with framed photographs and banners, and a yellow-draped structure with flowers stands nearby. A woman in a brown top sits at the left edge of the frame.2010-01-20A busy book fair stall at the Chennai Book Fair, with tall stacks of books on the tables in the foreground and shelves of colourful book covers behind. A blue banner reads Sri Indu Publications in English and Tamil script. Several people crowd the aisle: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the left gestures toward the books, a man in a white kurta stands beside a figure wearing a long-haired saffron/orange robe and orange shawl who holds a book, and a man in a dark jacket stands near the shelves, with more visitors at the right edge. Blue and white booth signage and hanging tape decorate the ceiling area.2009-01-17 +1 copiesJanuary 10 20102010-01-10 +1 copiesJanuary 17 20092009-01-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a street-side book stall under a large tree with a red canopy. Long orange-covered tables hold stacks of books and booklets, with rows of dark-covered volumes on the right. Several men and a few women stand and browse, some holding small printed items. A seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits in a red plastic chair at the table's right end. A woman in a white sari with an orange border and a young boy in a yellow shirt are among the crowd. Painted red and yellow pillars support the canopy, and buildings with colourful signboards line the background.2011-05-24November 19 20052005-11-19A photograph of a book and CD stall under a striped awning with fringed edges. Men in shirts and trousers line up at a long table stacked with DVD and CD cases and small booklets, some held in hand. A man in a white shirt with a saffron-and-yellow garland-like scarf stands behind the table, reaching toward the stock. Street and stalls are visible in the background under a bright sun.2005-11-19January 18 20142014-01-18